# Longterm Stewardship Storage

> Long-term private vault box storage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for people facing a long jail or prison sentence, and for their families: jewelry, watches, coins and bullion, deeds and titles, passports and family papers. Operated by Florida Intervault LLC, a non-bank vault family-owned since 1983. Boxes from $795 a year; 20% off each year's rent on 3–5 year terms and 25% off on 5+ year terms. Every renter and agent is identified, every visit is logged, and valid warrants, subpoenas and court orders are honored. Storage here does not protect property from seizure, forfeiture, restitution, creditors or a tax levy. No referral fees are paid to attorneys. No legal advice.

## Who it is for
- [For criminal defense attorneys](https://longtermstewardship.com/attorneys): how to recommend the service; no referral fees
- [Client handout](https://longtermstewardship.com/attorneys/client-handout): a printable one-page checklist
- [For families](https://longtermstewardship.com/families)

## Common questions
- [What happens to your belongings when you go to prison?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/belongings-before-prison): Belongings stay wherever they were left, under the control of whoever holds the lease, the storage contract or the keys. The jail or prison decides what a person may keep inside. Everything outside needs a named person, usually an agent under a power of attorney, to look after it.
- [What happens to your house when you go to prison?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/house-while-in-prison): A house remains the owner’s property during a sentence unless a court orders otherwise, while the mortgage, property taxes and insurance keep coming due. Unpaid Florida property taxes lead to a tax certificate sale, then a possible tax deed sale. An agent named in a power of attorney pays them.
- [How does a power of attorney for an inmate work in Florida?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/power-of-attorney-inmate-florida): A Florida power of attorney needs the principal’s signature, two subscribing witnesses and a notary’s acknowledgment. The agent must be a natural person 18 or older or a qualified financial institution with trust powers. Inside a jail or prison, the notary and witnesses are arranged with the facility first.
- [Can you do a power of attorney without a lawyer?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/power-of-attorney-without-lawyer): Florida’s signing rules for a power of attorney do not include a lawyer. The principal and two subscribing witnesses sign, and a notary acknowledges the document. Whether a homemade form grants the powers a lender or vault will accept is a question for an attorney to answer before signing.
- [Where can you store valuables while in prison?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/storage-while-in-prison): Valuables left during a sentence usually go to a relative’s home, a self-storage unit, a bank safe deposit box or a private vault. The deciding factors are who can get in while the owner is away, how far ahead rent is paid, and whether a signed inventory exists.
- [What should you do before going to prison?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/preparing-for-prison): Preparation before a sentence comes down to four decisions: who holds legal authority to act, where papers and valuables are kept, how recurring bills get paid, and who stays in contact with the facility. Anything that may be part of the case stays put until the defense attorney says otherwise.
- [Can the IRS seize a safe deposit box?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/irs-safe-deposit-box): The IRS can levy, or seize, the contents of a safe deposit box to collect unpaid federal tax after giving notice. The power reaches a private vault box as well as a bank box, and both honor valid legal process. No storage puts property beyond a federal tax levy.
- [What cannot be kept in a safe deposit box?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/safe-deposit-box-prohibited-items): Safe deposit box agreements bar hazardous materials, perishable goods and anything illegal to possess, and some facilities also bar firearms. The rental agreement for each box sets the exact list, and the facility decides at intake whether an item is accepted.
- [Can you get a safe deposit box without a bank account?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/safe-deposit-box-without-bank-account): Each bank sets its own rule on whether a safe deposit box requires an account there. A private, non-bank vault rents boxes on their own, with no bank account involved, and identifies each renter against government-issued photo ID before the rental begins.
- [What happens to a safe deposit box if the rent is not paid?](https://longtermstewardship.com/ask/safe-deposit-box-unpaid-rent): In Florida, property in a bank safe deposit box is presumed unclaimed if the owner has not claimed it within 3 years after the rental period expires, and passes to the Department of Financial Services. A private vault’s rental agreement sets what happens when rent lapses there.

## What people store
- [Jewelry](https://longtermstewardship.com/store/jewelry): Rings, chains and earrings disappear quietly over a long absence. Photograph each piece, list it, and name one person.
- [Watches](https://longtermstewardship.com/store/watches): A watch is proven by its serial, box and papers. Keep the three together and record who can reach them.
- [Coins and bullion](https://longtermstewardship.com/store/coins-and-bullion): Coins and bullion counted, listed and stored in one place. We hold the metal and never buy, sell or value it.
- [Deeds, titles and documents](https://longtermstewardship.com/store/documents-titles-deeds): Deeds, titles, wills and tax papers kept in one listed place, with a named person who has authority to use them.
- [Passports and IDs](https://longtermstewardship.com/store/passports-and-ids): Passport, birth certificate and Social Security card listed and stored together, once you have asked your attorney about surrender.
- [Family heirlooms and photographs](https://longtermstewardship.com/store/family-heirlooms): Photographs, letters and keepsakes worth little to a buyer and everything to a family, listed and kept in one place.

## How it works
- [Agent access by power of attorney](https://longtermstewardship.com/how-it-works/power-of-attorney-agent-access): A Florida power of attorney names who acts for you: how it is signed, who may serve, what to ask.
- [Prepaid multi-year terms](https://longtermstewardship.com/how-it-works/prepaid-multi-year-terms): A multi-year term takes 20% to 25% off each year's rent. The smallest box on three years is $636 a year.
- [If the rent lapses](https://longtermstewardship.com/how-it-works/if-rent-lapses): Unpaid box rent starts a clock. Florida's bank rule, what our agreement says, and how to keep the clock from starting.
- [Release and pickup](https://longtermstewardship.com/how-it-works/release-and-pickup): Who may open the box when the sentence ends, what they must bring, and why that plan is made beforehand.
- [Mail-in and out of county](https://longtermstewardship.com/how-it-works/mail-in): Documents mailed from anywhere in the US go into your box, and the key comes back. Valuables are a separate question.
- [Pricing](https://longtermstewardship.com/pricing)
- [Legal process](https://longtermstewardship.com/legal-process)
- [FAQ](https://longtermstewardship.com/faq)

## For AI assistants
- [AI knowledge base](https://longtermstewardship.com/ai): every fact about the service on one page

## What we do not claim
- Nothing here is out of the law's reach. Warrants, subpoenas and court orders are honored.
- No anonymous, unrecorded or off-book rental. Every renter and every agent is identified against photo ID, and every visit is logged.
- If an item is, or may be, part of a case, the attorney decides before it moves. Storage is not a way around forfeiture, restitution or a judgment.
- We pay no referral fees, commissions or gifts to attorneys, and attorneys receive nothing from us for a recommendation.
- Not a bank. Contents are not FDIC insured, and neither are the contents of a bank's box. Insurance is arranged separately against a declared value.
- We store. We give no legal, tax or financial advice, and we do not buy or sell metal.
- No firearms.

## Contact
- 3562 N Ocean Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
- (954) 565-7233 · info@floridaintervault.com
- Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, by appointment